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Monopoly or Democracy
At the end of World War ll , the American occupiers broke up the great business combines
of Germany and Japan on the grounds that they were incompatible with democracy.

In the United States since the 1980s our government has taken a hands-off approach to
business which resulted in waves of mergers. Over 90% of banks are controlled by 6 major
banks. The same for the TV stations, over 90 % are owned by six corporations which
share financial interests in each other. This year Mobil and Exxon oil companies merged
and last week 4 major US steel companies announced their plans to merge. They all sing
the same old song “Mergers are needed for us to compete in global markets”. If you tell a
lie long enough people will believe it.

Absolute power absolutely corrupts! We are tired of seeing our government “Of the
People, by the People, and for the People” being run exclusively by Big Business. We are
tired of losing our countries manufacturing and the good paying jobs that we had, being
replaced by low paying service sector jobs. We are tired of buying goods “Made in China”

It is time to change all that. As we start a New Year we need to resolve to act more
responsible for what goes on or we will end up slaves to our Corporate Masters who will
control everything. Strength can be defeated by strategy. It is up to you!
James R McClean - Political Action
 

The Patriots

On July 4th 1776 a group of 53 men gathered in Philadelphia to perform a treasonous criminal act against the then most powerful nation on earth England, and the King; putting their fortunes and their very lives in mortal danger. They signed a document called The Declaration of Independence. The history books call these men the Founding Fathers but to call them that is to downplay what they did and who they are. A father is driven by social and biological pressures to provide for and protect his offspring; whereas these men were driven by a selfless integrity for the common good: willing to risk everything for an untried experiment in liberty, freedom and justice for all

Of the fifty three signers of The Declaration of Independence only six died richer than they were at that point in time. For ninety percent of those men their livelihoods and social positions were adversely affected by their patriotism.

Have you asked yourself; why in today's world, virtuous values are downplayed to the exaltation and adoration of having money and wealth? Perhaps it is those that have the wealth and the power that they derive from it; those who are completely flagless yet expect our sons and our country to go to war to protect their interest: will to corrupt the rest of us with the desire to be like themselves and turn us into self-seeking wannabes instead of responsible citizens of a country whose government should always be...Of the People,For the People and By the People.

Every generation needs to protect the liberty, justice and the freedoms that they inherited or lose it. To do nothing will allow our country to be destroyed by the greed of a few and the apathy and ignorance of the masses.

James R McClean